CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2011-1956

Published: Jun 06, 2011 | Modified: Sep 19, 2017
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW

The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via arbitrary TCP traffic.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.5 (including) 1.4.5 (including)
Wireshark Ubuntu hardy *
Wireshark Ubuntu lucid *
Wireshark Ubuntu maverick *
Wireshark Ubuntu upstream *

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